Bogeygerms

If it was called by its technical name, nobody would give it a second thought.

Covid-19

But since it has that marketing feature of a name being widely known, but not commonly used.

Its fear was attached then spread.

Corona + Virus = a frightened populace

“Where did this sudden fear of germs come from in this country?

Have you noticed this?

The media, constantly running stories about all the latest infections – salmonella, e-coli, hanta virus, bird flu – and Americans, they panic easily so now everybody’s running around, scrubbing this and spraying that and overcooking their food and repeatedly washing their hands, trying to avoid all contact with germs.”

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So listen! If you kill all the germs around you, and live a completely sterile life, then when germs do come along, you’re not gonna be prepared. And never mind ordinary germs, what are you gonna do when some super virus comes along that turns your vital organs into liquid shit? I’ll tell you what you’re gonna do… you’re gonna get sick, you’re gonna die, and you’re gonna deserve it cause you’re fucking weak and you got a fucking weak immune system!”

– George Carlin

Right again